Sailors From H M S New Zealand Visit Ashburton
The Ashburton excursion for 200 bluejackets from H M S New Zealand concluded as a success with lively entertainments. A local Association football match in the Domain saw Ashburton beat the bluejackets 2 goals to 1 while a rugby match was not played due to the ship's team being in Christchurch. A hockey game was cancelled as the sailors were unprepared.
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H.M.S. New Zealand
Ashburton
Association
Bluejackets
Christchurch
Afternoon tea at Theatre Royal yields prize distribution
The event featured a lavish spread with cash and district product prizes. Lieutenant North and local officials distributed awards as men praised the gathering with cheers for the people of Aghburton. Many guests took leftover provisions as a generous tea concluded for the public.
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Tieutenant North
P. LU. Ort
F. Z. D. Ferriman
Farriman
Ruga
Blanke
Lambs
North
The Farewell at the Station
At 445 pm local ships company formed outside the Theatre and marched to the railway station. The Piper Band and Temperance Band led the way as sailors boarded the platform in single file to be checked and not left behind. A cheer rose as the special train pulled away at 5 o clock with townspeople and sailors bidding farewell. The Temperance Band played Auld Lang Syne as the train disappeared.
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Temperance
Sailors’ Home Luncheon Misunderstanding With New Zealand Crew
Notes and comments describe a luncheon for bluejackets of H M S New Zealand sent leftovers to Miss Weston Sailors’ Home Stepney London. Transport difficulties cited by the officer in charge and Mayor. Lt North calls the event at a dry district theater day. Some crew faced minor penalties for overindulgence but overall conduct praised by officials and the New Zealand Government representative.
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Miss. Weston
Stepney
London
H.M.S
New Zealand
Fo Batia
North
Aghburton
Gaid
Guardian
J. E. Had
Hail
Dominion
Ashburton Praise Noted By Attendees
Speakers at Ashburton commended the local people, saying the reception and support were better than prior occasions and that the Ashburton audience earned high praise for their hospitality.
Children Enjoy Visit as H M S New Zealand Tours City
In Christchurch on May 14 the H M S New Zealand visited the city with over 9000 children from schools and 1000 teachers and committee members touring the vessel. Railways ran double services to accommodate spectators, and a Lancaster Park football match saw the territorials defeat the ship’s company 26 points to none. Officers hosted a ball at the Christchurch Club in the evening, with further sports planned at Addington's Metropolitan Trotting Club grounds tomorrow.
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Christchurch
H.M.S
New Zealand
Lyttelton
Lancaster Park
Territorials
H.M
Addington
Train itinerary from Chertsey to Ashburton and back
Schedule shows 9 a.m. departure from Chertsey with 9.85 at Chertsey and 10.5 at Rakeia arriving Christchurch at 11.83 a.m. The train leaves again at 6.15 p.m. arriving Ashburton at 7.30 p.m. It will pick up passengers to Burnham and on the return journey and drop off north of Rolleston. Teachers supervise the children throughout the trip.
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Chertsey
Rakeia
Christchurch
Ashburton
Burnham
Rolleston
Bulgarian War Losses Reported in May Totals
The Bul garians list official casualty figures from May including 33 officers and 39,711 dead, 90 officers and 52,550 wounded, with 8,198 missing. The May 14 bulletin from SOWLA reiterates these losses.
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Bofta
Menina
Ecur
Powers' Troops in Scutari Governed by British Vice Admiral
CETTINJE May 14 The occupying force at Scutari totals 300 British and 200 each of French Italian Austrian and 100 Germans with Vice-Admiral Burney serving as temporary governor.
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Cettinje
Scutari
Burney
Suffragettes Building Burned in Folkestone Incident
A new building at Folkestone was burned and suffragette literature was found nearby according to a report from London dated May 14. The incident suggests heightened activity linked to the suffragette movement.
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London
Folkestone
Suffragette censorship warned by party treasurer
London in May Mr Bennon treasurer of the Independent Labour Party states every issue of the Suffragette will be censored Incitements to outrage will be excluded.
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London
Bennon
Independent Labour Party
Medals cost details emerge in London hearings
London witnesses testified on the cost of several war medals, noting figures such as six shillings cash for the for valour medal and twenty shillings for the fed by force medal. Framed testimonials were presented to all those convicted.
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London
Bombs Found on Train Carriage in Kingston on Thames
Three bombs were discovered in a railway carriage used by passengers at Kingston on Thames. Pamphlets claimed life and property would be unsafe until women get the vote.
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London
Kingston-on-Thames
New Zealand Celebrations Draw Big Crowd in Christchurch
May 15 Christchurch reports foggy cold southerly weather but a large crowd at the Metropolitan Trotting Club grounds for a trotting handicap over a mile. A Children’s Day ship visit shows 10,714 aboard, with over 9,000 children.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Metropolitan
Gunpowder Tin Box Found in Bow Street Package
A postal package delivered to Bow Street Court contained a tin box filled with gunpowder and separate cart ridges. Magistrate Bennet oversees the case at the Bow Street Magistrates.
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Bennet
Bow Street Court
Labour unrest. Prosecutions in railway strike case
The Government prosecutes 60 goods yard employees connected to the late railway strike. The action was reported from Sydney on May 15.
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Bee
Sydney
Boiler Makers Vote for Strike Over 21 Percent Pay Rise
London May 14 The National Boiler-makers Association ballot backed a strike by a three to one margin for a 21 percent piece-work rivetting pay increase. The ballot was reactivated May 15 at 9 53 a.m. and signals possible industrial action.
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London
The
National Boiler-makers
Port Darwin Strike Nears End as Workers Return
May 14 report states a portion of workers resume duties while carpenters object to work. Some men who split from the local union were dismissed. The Administrator declares no strike for the government since all vacancies are filled.
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Port Darwin
Servic
Cee
Wool market hopes peace will steady values in May
Bradford woollen firms say only peace can complete the soundness of the market and avert a possible fall in values. Peace would stimulate Continental demand, with similar views voiced across the country.
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London
Bradford
Navy says stolen Pennsylvania wiring plans valueless but alarming
The Navy Department reports the incomplete electric wiring plans for the new battleship Pennsylvania were stolen during presidential inauguration events. Officials note such thefts are frequent and pose concern, though the documents themselves are deemed valueless.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pennsylvania
American all American track team may tour Australia
An all American track and field team is likely to visit Australia in December. The American Athletic Union has sanctioned the possible trip and is reviewing ways and means to finance or arrange the visit.
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Washington
Australia
American Athletic Union
Germans Emigration in 1912 Reaches Lowest Record
In Berlin on May 13 the figure for German emigration in 1912 is recorded at eighteen thousand five hundred forty five, marking the lowest level on record.
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Berlin
The Martyred Lawrence Receivers Named In Estate Case
An official receiver is appointed to administer the estate of Pethick Lawrence. The case involves £600 amid Lawrence’s claim of financial ability while opposing laws used to suppress suffragist revolt.
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Pethick Lawrence
Lawrence
Ayone
Republicans seek fusion after Chicago conference
The Chicago Republicans report harmonious talks to reunite Progressives with Regulars. A National Convention to pursue fusion is likely to be called later.
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New York
Chicago
Guatemala's Debts in Dispute Over Repayment
Kingston May 13 The cruiser plug has failed to enforce. Britain claims against Guatemala. Guatemala has appealed to Washington but Mr Bryan will not support any American country repudiating its just debts.
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Kingston
Plug
Guatemala
Washington
Bryan
Auckland Breadmasters Praise Auckland School Visit
Wellington May 14 Mr H K Burns secretary of the Auckland Breadmasters Association writes to the Prime Minister praising the government for allowing H M S New Zealand to visit schoolchildren. He says the lesson from the visit is deeply impressed on the children's minds and commends Mr J Hislop for organizing the schoolchildren's visit.
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Wellington
Auckland Breadmasters’ Association
Han
H.M.8
New Zealand
Association
Burns
Guatemala Pays Up as British Demands Are Accepted
Private advices state Guatemala has acceded to British demands to settle its debt. Mr Bryan urged Britain to extend the time granted, but no reply had been received as of May 15.
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Washington
Guatemala
Bryan
Great Britain
Hunger Strikers Disappear Under Expired License
London police search for Hugh Franklin Elsie Duval Phyllis and Ella Stevenson after they vanished following the Hunger Strikers Act license expiration. Authorities urge information from the public.
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London
Hugh Franklin
Elsie Duval
Phyllis
Ella Stevenson
Senate backs Chamberlain suffrage amendment report
Senator Chamberlain's resolution to amend the United States Constitution to grant women suffrage was considered by the committee and ordered favored for Senate reporting. The exchange occurred in Washington on May 14 with the notice received May 15.
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Washington
Chamberlain
United States
Senate
Burglars Strike Hughes Tailor Shop Near Police Station
Burglars entered Hughes tailor shop five doors from Erskine Street police station last night and stole clothing valued at 100 pounds. No injuries reported and police are investigating the break in.
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Waa
Bydney
Erskine Street
Hughes
Peace Delegates Attend Phillies Game and Kaiser Cable
New York May 18 delegates at the peace conference watched a Philadelphia baseball game and attended a reception banquet. Mayor Blankerburg read a Kaiser cable urging German American peace to be celebrated as well.
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New York
Philadelphia
Blankerburg
Kaiser
Ferry Boat Sinks After Steering Gear Fails
Balmain ferry bound for Birkenhead plunges after steering gear malfunctions in harbour. Vessel crashes into a jetty and drifts into the fairway before sinking. No passengers aboard. crew rescued.
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Bydney
Balmain
Birkenhead
Five-masted schooner George E Billings ashore near Botany Bay
By Sydney on May 14 the gale continues. The five masted schooner George E Billings from Puget Sound is ashore on a sandbank in Botany Bay. Her position is not serious.
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Bydney
George
E. Billings
Puget Sound
Botany’ Bay
Journalists and Artists Form Union Alliance
The Australian Journalists' Association and the Writers' and Artists' Union announce a merged body after prior antagonism. The combined group is registered as an industrial union in Sydney.
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Bydney
Australian Journalists’ Association
Writers’ and Artists’ Union
Toe Ae
Mount Lyell Mine Half-Year Report Summary
Melbourne dispatch reports Mount Lyell Company showing a credit to profit and loss of £520,870 with liquid assets over £494,619 and reserves of 1,079,384 tons. Directors anticipate delays due to dewatering and cleaning but hope to resume operations when conditions permit.
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Melbourne
Mount Lyell’ Company
Ora
Excursion trains to Lyttelton for Ashburton and Methven pupils
The postponed schools excursion to Lyttelton for Ashburton County pupils will run Saturday with altered times. Special trains from Ashburton and Methven carry school groups to visit the battle cruiser, with a separate train for ordinary excursion passengers.
Stranded liner missing near Dakar puzzles company
The Union Castle Company reports its liner remains untraced off Dakar, with officials puzzled by the lack of further news since the vessel was stranded. The notice came from London dated May 14, received May 15.
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London
Union’ Castle Company
Dakar
Suffragist Salaries Revealed in Kennedy Case
Evidence shows Kennedy received a salary of £4 3s weekly while Christabel Pankhurst got £175 for four months and travelling expenses. Mrs Drummond Miss Kerr Sanders and Barrett also listed with varying weekly rates.
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London
Kennedy
Drummond
Kerr
Sanders
Barrett
Christabel Pankhurst
Factory delivers first batch of forty rifles
The Federal Small Arms Factory announced its first consignment of forty rifles completed and passed exhaustive tests, signaling successful production and quality control.
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Federal
Defence Resolutions by Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney
The Presbyterian Assembly in Sydney after lengthy debate adopted an amendment to cancel night drills and abolish the oath for compulsory trainees within the Defence Act.
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Presbyterian Assembly
Sydney
Cabinet moves to seek Parliament authority for underground city railway
The cabinet will pursue parliamentary approval to build the underground city railway, bypassing the Works Committee. The move signals definite steps toward advancing the project.
St Marys Cathedral in Sydney Nears Completion
Preparations are underway to complete St Marys Cathedral in Sydney as subscriptions toward the project reach £40,000. The appeal continues to fund the final stages of the historic church.
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St. Mary’s Cathedrals
Sydney
Oceanic Company Reports Profit After Titanic Losses
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company posts a profit of 385 515 after writing off 108 168 for Titanic losses. No dividend is declared. 100 000 is moved to the insurance fund and 66 618 carried forward. Dock strikes also cost the Australian and New Zealand services. Mr Ismay Imrie is no longer manager of the White Star Line.
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London
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company
New Zealand
Ismay Imrie
White Star Line
Militants Hear Suffragette Fire In London Meeting
A London gathering of leading suffragettes featured bold speeches about militancy. Miss Annie Kenney presided while Mrs General Drummond urged action and warned press attention would not deter funds, noting the cost of militancy versus organizing large meetings.
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London
General Drummord
Annie Kenney
Kenney
Arctic
Miss Kenney
Mr McKenna
Home Secretary
Gladstone
South Africa
Armed merchantmen to be armed for voyage to empire
The Morning Post reports plans to arm principal liner trading to Australia Canada and South Africa. The Admiralty will supply guns and possibly 100 rounds per ship. Gun crews will be naval reservists with extra pay and training overseen by naval reserve officers at terminal ports.
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London
Morning Post
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Admiralty
Naval Revere
Fire destroys dwelling and shop in Con stable Street
A fire in Wellington on May 15 destroyed a five room dwelling and a fancy goods shop owned by Andrew Begg and occupied by Miss Burns. The building was insured for £637 with the National and the contents for £350 with the Sun. The elderly occupant was rescued at the last moment.
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Wellington
Constable Street
Andrew Begg
Yor Chronic Chest Complaint Great Peppermint Cure
A 19th century remedy named sooaa claims to ease chronic chest complaints with a peppermint based treatment priced at 1s.6d. The fragment notes medical nostalgia and marketing style of patent remedies.
Foundation Stone Laid For Federal Savings Bank HQ
The Hon. Andrew Visher yesterday laid the foundation stone of the head office on Moore Street. When completed the building will be a palatial sky scraper dominating the street.
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Andrew Visher
The
Federal Savings Bank
Moore Street
Melbourne doctors and nurses held for trial in maternity bonus frauds
Dr. Erson and nurses Hurrell and Donaldson committed for trial on conspiracy charges tied to alleged maternity bonus frauds in Melbourne.
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Melbourne
Erson
Hurrell’ L and
Donaldson
Wreckers Renew Attempt on Erie Trains at Patterson
New York May 13 Detectives ride on every locomotive as a renewed attempt to wreck the Erie trains at Patterson New Jersey follows an earlier blast that was blocked by concrete walls. The labour conditions are serious.
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New York
Erie
Patterson
New Jersey
Rise in Freights to Hit Shippers in Coming Weeks
Melbourne reports Sir James Mills confirms an imminent freight rate rise due to higher wages. Early estimates put increases at 10 to 15 percent. Passenger rates are not expected to rise at this time.
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Melbourne
James Mills
Gorakiton wireless station opens new link in Australia chain
Brisbane May 14 The Gorakiton wireless station has been opened forming another link in the Australian chain.
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Brisbane
Gorakiton Wireless
Melbourne Sale Sets Australian Sheep Price Record
The owners of Canonbcar Station bought 2 Roonoke stud rams for 1600 guineas each, a figure quoted as equal to the Australian record. The purchase occurred after the May 15 sale at Melbourne, with details received May 18.
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Melbourne
Canonbcar
Governor to Sign Anti-Alien Bill Citing Precedent
New York reports Governor Johnson will sign the Anti-Alien Bill arguing the issue affects California and that the Legislature nearly unanimously passed a measure aligning state law with federal treaties. The governor notes the bill mirrors actions in other states and enacts existing treaties into state law.
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New York
Johnson
History of the Californian Japanese Trouble
A long-stand ing debate notes that Japanese labor in California began in Hawaii and grew through plantations. White residents faced competition in farming and commerce as Japanese workers increased, with fear of naturalisation and parliamentary representation noted. The piece argues Japanese presence threatens citrus and fruit industries, with claims of self defence.
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California
Hawaiian Islands
Melbourne
Argus
Ely
United States
Coon
San Francisco
Ls Angeles
Inquiries on Ammunition Exports Not for Australia
Melbourne May 14 Defence Department inquiries indicate the ammunition mentioned in American cablegrams is not for Australia and was not manufactured in England.
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Melbourne
Defence
Department
Australia
Ans
England
Supreme Court Sentences Moody and Bronson in Fraud Case
At the Supreme Court today Allen Moody and Bras Bronson were sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment for conspiring to defraud by means of a confidence trick.
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Wellington
Te Supreme Court
Allen Moody
Bras Bronson
A Strange Case Premonition or What
A man named Waltar Davis is found dead in a hut. Inquest evidence shows he entered a mate’s bunk the previous night and asked for a light before dying. The mate testified the deceased was smoking when the candle fell and the candlelight caused the death scene to be questioned.
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Waltar
Davis
Minda
Aecaka
Robbers Loot London Furrier Store In Major Heist
Thieves raided a London furrier’s store in the city stealing goods valued at 20000 pounds. A policeman was killed and Major Lewenski mortally wounded during the attack near the Prussian Legation.
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London
Fuxrier
Lewénski
Senate Hints on Tariff Schedules Amendment Plan
Indications from Washington say the Senate will accept the wool and sugar schedules but amend other items such as metals. The move signals cautious approval while pursuing changes in key tariff areas.
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London
Washington
Senate
For Children Hacking Couch at Night
A cryptic note describes a children's hacking couch at night and an item called Weede's Great Peppermint Ouro 6d 2 Ed. The text appears as a damaged OCR fragment with unclear context and no identifiable events or proper names.
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Weede
Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets and Woods's Cure Ad
An old advertisement touts Warner's Rust-Proof Corsets and a Woods's Great Terperning Cure for influenza. It promotes Draper stocks featuring Warner's corsets with guaranteed rust resistance and durability claims, alongside a patent medicine remedy touted to never fail.
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Warner
Draper
Warner’a
Woods
Sydney Storm Brings Heavy Flood Fears
The Sydney weather section reports the heaviest storm in years with a tremendous sea striking vessels. Over eight inches of rain fell and rivers rise as lowlands flood. A Man named O Donohue was killed when a mill collapsed near Waratah. The outlook foresees renewed rain and dust storms with sleet as temperatures fall later today.
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Sydney
Waratah
O'Donohre
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